Centers of gravity & critical vulnerabilities : building on the Clausewitzian foundation so that we can all speak the same language

by: Strange, Joe; Marine Corps University (U.S.); Marine Corps Association

Publication date: 1996

Topics: Clausewitz, Carl von, 1780-1831, Military art and science, Strategy, Operational art (Military science)

Publisher: Quantico, Va. : Marine Corps Association

Collection: libraryofthemarinecorps; fedlink; americana

Digitizing sponsor: Library of the Marine Corps

Contributor: Library of the Marine Corps

Language: English

Includes bibliographical references

Includes errata slip on p. [2] of cover

The problem and the solution - a brief summary introduction -- What did Clauseqitz mean by "center(s) of gravity"? -- The way we were - Butch Cassidy and the center of gravity : confusion and chaos, not understanding -- The fix : the CG-CC-CR-CV concept -- Did you know that Saddam Hussein and the Republican Guard were NOT centers of gravity? - the (still) confused and contradictory states of current doctrine, and how it could be revised -- Parting shots & recommendations -- Appendix. "Critical capabilities" and "critical requirements" in relation to other "capabilities" and "requirements" terms used in the DOD community

"This issue ... is published by the Command and Staff College Foundation of Quantico, Va. through a grant from the General Gerald C. Thomas Endowment Fund." --p. [ii]